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Where Does The Last Name Leray Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Leray (Hindi: लेरया, Russian: Лерай) is found most frequently in France. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leray? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 41,165^th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 573,552 people. The last name Leray is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Leray reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 493,198^th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 317 people.

Leray is most widely held in France, where it is held by 11,538 people, or 1 in 5,757. In France it is primarily found in: Pays de la Loire, where 39 percent reside, Brittany, where 21 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside. Besides France it exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.

Leray Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Leray has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leray surname expanded 1,029 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leray Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Leray last name are 7.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.4% being registered with the political party.

The amount Leray earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.73% more than the national average, earning R 279,780 per year; in United States they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning $46,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.03% less than the national average, earning $49,172 CAD per year.